Zero-setting mechanism for measuring-machines



1.,L.` WHEELER.

MEA'sum'NG MACHINES. LY I4. 1919.

O zEEo'sEmNG MEHAmsM FoR APPLICATION FILED .IU

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

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Imfenor John Lwheeler.

J. L. WHEELER. ZERO SETTING MECHANISAM FUR MEASURING MACHINES.

APPLICATIGN FILED JULY 14| 1919. I 1,390,323` PatentedSept. 13, 1921.

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UNITED simrizs PA'riiiri'l OFFICE.

JOHN L. WHEELEIQOF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 THE MEAS'IJ'B'EG'RAIEH `('IOIMPAN'Y, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION. l

ZERO-SETTIN G MECHANISM FOR. MEASURING-MACBINES.

1,390,323, Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 13s 1921 Application ined July 14, 1919..- seriai No. 310,753. v

To aZZwhom t may concern.' Further objects of the invention will ap- Y Be it known that I, JoHN L. WHEELER, pear hereinafter. 55 a citizen of the United States, residing in he invention consists inthe'novel feathe city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, tures, and in the general combination of/ have invented new and useful Improvements parts to be particu arly described hereinin Zero-Setting Mechanism for Measuringa'fter, all of which contribute to produce a .flliachines of which the followingis a specisimple and eiiicient fabric measuring and 60 cation. This invention vrelates to fabric measurodiment of my invention will be particuing and cost computing machines, thoughv arly described in the following specificale tomachines for other specificpurposes. will be pointed out in the appended claims. 65

measuring roller, over which the fabric is '4 Figure 1 is a side elevation and partial pulled in being measured, the rotation of Section of the mechanism of the machine the roller being imparted to indicating with the casing removed;

mechanism which indicates the amount of Fig. 2 is a plan showing a portion of the 70 fabric measured, and the cost ofthe same. dial of the machine; n

After each measuring operation it is neces- 'Fig 3 is a vertical section, certain parts sary to return the indicating mechanism to being broken away; this s ection is taken the zero position, and this has been accomabout on the line 3 3 of Fig. 5-

plished by disengaging -certain gearsof the 1g. is a horizontal section taken about 7 5 driving train through which the indicating 0n the line 4`4 of Fig. 1;` mechanism is driven; while the drive is disig. 5 is a horizontal section taken about' connected inv this way the indicating mechon the line 5-5 of Fig. 1,

anism is automatically returned to its zero F 1g. 6 is a section taken about on the -t e measuringl roller to the indicating come together;

position. Where this disconnection is eifectline 6r`6.of Fig. 4 and showing details 80 ed in the driving train, in this way, it some- Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan illustrating times happens that when the separated detalls of the mechanism for holding the gears come together, they. will not mesh cordrive open;

rectly, and this might result in an inaccu- Fig. 8 is a'perspective, certain parts beingv racy in measurements, or in a' temporary broken away, and particularly illustrating 85 locking 0f the mechanic the mechanism for disconnecting the drive ne of the objects of the present invenof the indicating mechanism; tion is to provide very simple means for F1g.,9 is a vertical section indicating the effecting the disconnection in the drive from manner in which the blades of the cutter 90 mechanism, and also to provide means for Fig. 10 is a vertical SeCtiOll at the fulinsuring that the disconnection is main- Crum 0f the mQV-ilble knifet and tained until the indicating mechanism has Fig. 11 is 'a side elevation illustrating the completed its return movement to the zero pivot-stud of the movable knife, and showposition. lThis is preferably effected by 111g contiguous parts. 95 l,

automatic means which holds the driving The machine to which I haveapplied my train open, but automatically closes the invention comprises a frame including a driving Atrain after the indicating mechabase-plate l, the mechanism of the machine nism has completed its return movement to being inclosed wit the zero position.4 Ma hines' of this type illustrated. The fabric, -in being measured, 100 also usually include indicating devices such -is pulled through a gap or. throat`2 .between as pointers or hands which rotate adjacent the measuring roller A3, and a presser roller 4 to an indicatingdial; one ofthe pointers is indicated by the dotted outline. In Fig. 1,

a slow-moving pointer indicating yards, and the presser roller 4 is represented -as slightly the` other is a. fast-moving pointer indicat.- elevated above the face of the measuring 105 ing inches or fractions of, yards. roller, butvwhen the machine is iiicasul'iiig,

it presses the fabric against the face of the measuring roller.

I provide indicating mechanism which preferably includes means for indicating the amount of fabric measured, and also means for indicatingv the cost of the measured piece. The portion-of thev indicatin mechaf .nism which indicates the length of t e goods eating mechanism.

measured will now be described, and in doing so, I shall describe the means which I prefer to provide drive from the measuring roller to the indi- The shaft 5 of the measuring' roller carries a rigid pinion 6, which drives thejindicating mechanism through a clutchwhich can be o cned at will by a hand-operated part.

' second clutch member in the form of a friction disk 9 which is attached to a Stem 10 mounted to slide on the axis of the clutch,

said stem being provided with a collar 11 l which enables the clutch disk 9 to be pressed firmly aginst the gear wheelv 7. The inner end of the stem 10 is .mounted to slide in a."

' frame-plate' 13.',

guide-bore 12 in ar vertical and the outer end of the stem 10 isenla-'rged and carries a coil-sprin '14 which thrusts against a collar 15, (see ig. 5), on the outer end of the stem. Evidently the spring always tends to close the clutch and it .normally does hold the clutch closed.

The hub of thev clutch-disk 9 'carries a rigid pinion 16'which drives a large gear 17, said gear being mounted rotatably on a fixed arbor 18 and carrying a hub 17a with a bevel gear 19 secured to its inner end. This bevel gear meshes with a bevel gear 20, see Fig. 3,- which is rigidly attached to avvertical hollow spindlel 21, see Fig. 6, which rotates about a fixed vertical arbor orpin 22 which extends up from a pedestal bracket 23. The upper end of the hollow spindle 21 carries a fast-moving pointer or hand 24, see Fig. 2,

which rotates adjacent 'to the dial 25, saiddial being provided with a scale 26, the divisions of which are numbered from zero to thirty-six, and this dial also carries numbers from one to eleven indicating yards and giving the machine a capacity of twelve' yards. The slow-moving hand or pointer 27 is driven by any rotatable part of the mecha nism that rotates in unison with the fastmoving pointer 24. The Spindle 2l may be considered the rotatable member. Rigid 'for disconnecting the" with the tubular spindle 21 I provide a stopwheel 28. Y

I provide reduction gearing between the rotatable memlier 21 and the pointer 27, operating in such a way that the pointer 27 will be driven at reduced speed, and so that it will move through one indicated yard on lthe scale while the pointer 24 is making a complete revolution. Iprovide very simple means for effecting this reduction of movement, thereby avoiding the necessity for employing a large number of gears and pinions lto effect this reduction.

In order to accomplish this, I provide the' spindle 21 (which rotates in unison with the fast-moving, or inch pointer) with a rigid eccentric 29, (see Figs. 4 and 6) and this eccentric is mounted to rotate` freely within a small gear wheel 30 so that the small gear 'acts as the strap for the eccentric.' The small gear lies adjacent to the underside of a large gear wheel 31, in the form of a crown wheel with its edge bent down to form gear teeth 32 with which the teeth of the small gear 30 `mesh. I also provide means for preventing lthe small gear 30 from rotating; with this organization of parts, it is evident that at every revolution of the eccentric, the large gear wheel 31 will be rotated through a partial revolution. The diameters of the gears 31 and 30 are so relatedl to each other that the large gear Wheel will move at onetwelfth of thespeed of the small gear wheel.

I preferto hold the small gear Wheel 30 against rotation by iding it on a part of the frame, and in or er to accomplish this, I simply attach a radial bar 33 to its underside and provide the outerend of the bar with a U-slot 34, which engages a reduced neck 35 formed on a frame-post 36, see Figs. 4 and 6. The large Wheel or crown wheel 31 carries a large tubular spindle 37, the upper end of which projects through the dial 25 and carries the slow-moving pointer or hand 27.

I prefer to provide charts such as the chart 38, and these charts' are normally wrapped upon a roller or drum 39, see Figs. 3 and 5, the two charts or .webs being attached, respectively, to rollers 40 and 41, see Fig. 4. I do not claim any novelty in the arrangement of these rollers; their arrangement is substantially the same as that shown in Patent No. 1,288,002 to W. E.' Hosch, deceased, of December 17, 1918. These rollers 40 and 41 are positioned so that their upper faces lie adjacent to a. fixed scale with'which the numbers on the charts coperate, to indicate the cost of the length of fabric measured.

In order to enable the rollers 40 and 41 to bedriven, each roller carries .a rigid shaft 42 carrying a pinion 43, and these pinions are driven by an idle 4gear 44 located be-130 .press the thumb-plate ,formed at the end tween and below them, said idle gear being driven by a gear wheel 45 carried on a tubular extension 46 which extends from the hub and carries the aforesaid gear 17, see Figs. l and 3.

ny suitable means may be provided` for the indicating mechanism to the position, when the returning en opened. preferably automatic, a coil-spring 47,`see Fig. 5, the drum 39, one end the torsion in the drum spring 47 is increased; With this organization, it will be evident that when the clutch is open, the spring 47 will exert its force to rotate the drum 39 and wind the charts back onto the willbe evident that the rotation of the .drum -39 will cause the backward rotation of the hub 17a, and the bevel gear Wheels 19 and 20 will operate to effect the return of the indicating pointers 24 and 27 to their zero positions.

Any suitable means may be (provided -for opening the clutch by hand an for locking or detaining the clutch in its'open position until the indicating mechanism has completed its return movement to the zero position. It is necessary, or at least advisable, to hold the clutch open in this way, because if the clutch is locked or detained in its open position, it then becomes unnecessary to manually hold the clutch open; in machines of large capacity, if this improvement were absent, it would necessitatethe operators pressing the clutch-opening button for'a considerable time. This improvement in my machine renders it substantially proof against ignorance, that is to say, it does not'require any intelligence on the part of the operator to returnl the mechanism accurately to zero, as it is simply necessary to which opens the the clutch remains the ret-urn movethen closes again clutch. If this is done, open automatically until ment is completed, and automatically. i

In order to effect this result, I provide means for actuating the clutch-stem l0, see F ig. 5, said means comprising a handoperated part such as the thumb-plate 52 of a fiat stem plate 53 which is supported and guided through a suitable guide slot 54 in the horizontal` plate 55, see Fig. 8. The inner end of this fiat stem 53 is attached to a lever 56, the edge of which lies against the clutch Coperating with these parts I provide a detent for holding the 'steinlO in such a way that it will maintain the clutch clutch, composed of A the clutch members 7 and 9, has 10 Th.

he spring being secured at 48 to a head 'of the drum 39, the oth open after the clutch has been opened. This is preferably detent co erating with the-lever 56, Fig. 8. his detent may be in the form of a lever, latch crum at on an extension 61 extending down from frame plate 55.. The end of the lever 56 has a claw 62, see Figs. 5 and 7, sa1d claw terminating in an inwardly eX- tending finger 63 having a notch 64 and a shoulder 65 adjacent to th plane of movement of the' and 'when t is occurs,

lever or arm 59 forces the arm hence the clutch will be maintained open until the lever 59 is actuated to disengage it from the shoulder 65 and 56 to swing outwardly under the action of the clutch-sprin 14.

Any suitablemeans may be provided for actuating the lever 59 automatically about the time that the indicating mechanism has complish this, and at the saine time,

for stopping the indicating mechanism at the zero p y a moving part of the indicating mechanism which moves in unison with the slow-moving pointer, as a controller or controlling For t gear wheel 31, and to this end, I upper side means such as a pin 67, see Figs. 4 and 6. Adjacent to the upper end of the lever 59 I provide a stop device including a spring pressed pawl 68 which is attached to a short vertical shaft 69 suitable bracket 70, and the lower end of this shaft 69 carries a stop-pawl i point of which aforesaid stop Wheel 28. In this way, the indicating mechanism actually stops itself at the zero position. e

In orderI to enable the actuation of this shaft 69 to release the clutch, I refer to form the pawl 71 so that it is simp y a part of a plate e 73, below which there mounted on the shaft 69, a small 74 which carries a pin 75, and this pin is hel up against the edge of the plate 73 by a spring 76. The nose 74a of this plate lies adjacent to the upper end of the lever 59. With this organization, it is evident that whenthe shaft 69 is rocked, the plate 73 (which is rigid or arm 59 having its fu1' accomplished by means of a 1s purpose, I prefei` to utilize the large mounted in a x i on shaft 69) will rockl the plate 74, and the nose of the plate 74 will rotate the lever or detent 59 toward the left, thereby disengaging This outward'movement of lever 56 releases be closed the clutch that is to say, the clutch will then by its spring 14. After the desired length of fabric has been pulled through the machine, and the charts observed by the salesman, so that he will know the charge to be made for the goods sold, the operator of the machine marks the point at which the goods are to be detached from the roll or bolt. I shall now describe the marking means or cutter which I prefer to provide for this urpose.

eferrin particu arly to Fi 1, I provide a movable ever 77 having a xed fulcrum which may be formed by a pivot-stud 78 mounted in a fixed bracket-plate 79. This leerably ver 77 carries a blade A80 which constitutes a movable blade to. coperate with a fixed blade 81. The lever 77 is provided with a rear extension or win 82 on the side of the fulcrum that lies opposite to the blades 80 and 81, and adjacent to this wing 82 VI provide a guide vhaving a bearing facev 83 across which the extension or wing moves. The function of this bearing face 83 is to operate as a guide to coperate with the blades 80 and 81 whenthey co-act in their scissor-like relative movement which they simulate when in use. provide means for ieldingly and resiliently pressing the movab e blade toward the plane of the blade 81, and simultaneously pressing the extension 82 against the guide face 83. For this purpose, the pivot-stud 78 is prefmounted loosely in a b oss 84 on bracket-plate 79, and is secured to the lever 77 by a suitable nut 85 and washer 86. The

yielding means is preferably in the form ,of av spring washer 87. This spring washer 87 may be held under an enlarged headv 89 on the end of the stud, see Fig. 10.v

With suchA an organi ation as this, it is evident that the extension 82 will coperate with the movable blade and assist in guiding it as it is swung down, which is accomplished by means of the thumb-plate 90 carried on the outer end of the lever 77.

Referring to Fig. y9, it will be evident that the planes of the two blades 80 and 81 are tilted or inclined with respect to each other, and hence, as the engagement of the blades progresses, it may happen that the position of the lever 77 will become shifted, somewhat by reason of 'a slight sliding movement of the pivot-stud '78. washer 87 will allow for any such shifting movement of the lever, but in any shifted po is the use ,centric is in line with the I a ainst Evidently the springcrate as a guide to assist in maine effective co-action of the cutting edges of the blades. The blade lever 77 is normally held up by a suitable spring 91.

One of the novel features of my invention of ineans in the form of a reduction gear in the drive for the pointer, which operates in such a way as to drive the pointer at a variable speed, reducing the speed of the pointer as it is passing the numbers on lthe dial. This is advantageous because it tends to increase the accuracy in reading the dial. This effect is preferably accomplished by means of reduction gearing such as that described which embodies an eccentric. This improvement can be used where there is only one pointer `employed. in. which case the pointer shouldl be secured to its driving spindle over any one 4of the numbers of the dial when the axis of eccentricity of the echeld point or guide post 36. If the pointer is attached in this way it will move slowl as it is passing each number on the scale. iiihere two pointers are employed, the fastmoving pointer should be secured to its driving spindle over the zero point when the other pointer is over any one of the members.

The mode of operation of the complete machine willvnow be briefl described:

The end of the piece of abric to be measured is introduced in the gap 2 between the measuring roller 3 and the presser roller 4, and the presser roller 4 is then depressed by any well known means to hold the fabric the face of" the measuring roller. T e fabric is then pulled through the throat or gap 2, and as it moves it rotates the measuring roller, and the rotation of the measuring roller is imparted through the pinion 6 and the clutch (composed of members 7 and 9) thereby driving the gear 17 from the pinion 16; the motion of the pinion 17 is imparted through the beyel gears 19 and 20, to the indicating pointers 24 and 27. Therotation of gear-wheel 17 is also imparted through gears 45 and 44 to the always 'o taining t gears 43 (whichare rigid with the rollers 40 and 41). In this way the motion is imparted to charts 38. l

The fast-moving pointer 24 is driven in unison with the bevel ear 20 through the hollow spindle 21. T e rotation of this spindle 21 also rotates the eccentric 29, which is loosel mounted in the small gearwheel 30 (see ig.v 6). This gear-wheel 30 is held against rotation by post 36, (see Fig. 4) so that the rotation of the eccentric 29 operates to rotate the crown-gear 31 at reduced speed. The slow-moving pointer 27 is rigid with the crown-gear 31 and rotates in unison with it.

When it is desired to set the indicating mechanism back to the zero position, the operator merely shoves in thumb-plate 52 (seeFig. this shoves-in the clutch stem eatingY mechanism driven through said and opens the clutch by moving the clutch clutch, a hand-actuated member 'for open member 9 awa from the clutch-member 7. ing saidclutch, means for returning the in- Opemng the c utch in this way disconnects dicating mechanism to 'the zero position 5 the -drlve from the measuring roller and after the clutch is opened, and automatic 70 eliminates the resistance of rotating the means operating after release of the handmeasurmg roller, so that the spring 47 on actuated member for `olding the clutch the drum 39, rewinds charts 38 on the drum open -until the indicating mechanism has 39, and the energly of the spring 47 is also completed its return movement to the zero 10 imparted throug the gears 19 and 20 'tov position.

rotate the hands or pointers 24 and 27 back 2. In a zero setting mechanism for cloth to their zero position. Just about the time measuring machines, the combination of a the pointers 24 and 27 are arriving atthe clutch, means for closing said clutch, indizero position, the pin 67 on crown wheel 31 cating `mechanism driven through said strikes the sprin -pressed pawl 68 (see Figs. clutch2 a hand-actuated member for open- 80 4 and 8) and t e rotation of this pawl is ing said clutch, means for ,returning the in, communicated through shaft 69 to a stopdicating mechanism to the zero position pawl 71, and swings this stoppawl 7l after the clutch vis opened, a'detent for holdinwardly against the edge of stop-wheel ing the clutch yopen .until the indicating 8, so that the pawl is in the path of mechanism has completed its return move- 85 shoulder 72 on this stop-wheel; when this ment to the zero' position, said indicating shoulder vreaches the stop-pawl as indicated mechanism including a moving part for acin Fig. 8, the mechanism will be stopped in tuating said detent to releasev the `clutch its zero position. f' from the detent when the indicating mch- When the clutch is opened, it is held open anism has completed its return movement. 90

automatically after the release of the thumb- 3. In a zero setting-mechanism for cloth plate 52 until the indicating mechanism has measuring machines, the combination. of a completed its return movement to the'zero clutch, indicating mechanism driven through position. Referring to Figs. 5, 7 and 8, said clutch, a hand-.actuated member for 80 when the thumb-plate 52 is shoved in, the opening said clutch, means for returning the 95 lever 56 is swung inwardly by the thumblndicating mechanism to the zero position plate and when this occurs the spring 66l after the clutch is opened, a' spring for clos-v shoves-the latch lever 59 outwardly on its ing the clutch, said indicating -mechanism pivot 60, so that its edge engages over the including a dial and a rotatable pointer co- 85 shoulder 65 on the finger 63; this holds the operating with said dial, a wheel rotating 100 lever 56 against return and in this way holds with said pointer, a detent for holding the l the clutch open. Whenthe shaft 69.l is clutch open until the indicating mechanism latched or locked in the' manner described has completed its return movement to its above, .the plate 73, a part of whichforms zero position, and means for actuating saidv 40 paw171, swings around so that the nose 74'i detent by said wheel to release the clutch 105 of plate 74 moves the upper end of latch leto permit the same to `close when the indiver 59 toward the left, or inwardly; this -cating mechanism'has returned to its zero will move the edge of the lever 59 away position 4 i from the shoulder 65 and permit the clutch 4. In a zero setting mechanism for cloth s rin 14 to close the clutch. It is evident measurln machines the combination of a 110 P g g a 'that with thisorganization o'f parts, it is clutc means for closing said clutch, indionly necessary for the operator to push in eating mechanism driven through said the thumbplate 52; the thumb plate need clutch, a hand-actuated member for opennot be held in until the indicating mechaing said clutch, means for returning the innism returnsto zero, because it is held in d1cating mechanism to the zero position 115 automatically until the return movementy is after the clutch is opened, said indicating completed. vWhen the return movement is mechanism including a dial and a rotatable completed, the latch 59 is released and the units pointer,`dri ven so as to make one revclutch closes automatically. olution in the greatest measuring movement It is understood that the embodiment of of' the machine, and a wheel revolving in 120 the invention described herein is only one of unison with said units pointer, so as tomake the many embodiments my invention may one revolution in the greatest measuring take, and I do not wish to be limited inthe movement of the machine, a detent for holdpractice of my invention, nor in my claims, ing the clutch open until the indicating. 60 to the particular embodiment set forth. mechanism has completed its return move- 1.26 What I claim and desire to secure by ment to the zero position, and means for ac- Letters Patent is: tuating said detent by said wheel torelease 1. In a zero setting mechanism forcloth the clutch and permit the same to close measurmg machines, the combination of a after the indicating mechanism has returned clutch, means for closing saidclutch, indito the zero position. 130

. 5. In a zero setting mechanism' for cloth indicating mechanism to complete its return measuring machines, the combination` of a to the zero position, said indicating mecha- 55 clutch, means for yclosing said clutch, indinism including a pointer for indicating units catingmechanism driven through said of measure, driven so as to make a single clutch, a hand-actuated member for opening revolution in the greatest measuring movesaid clutch, means for returning the indiment of the machine, and a controller whl cating mechanism to the zero position after revolving with said pointer, a pin on said 60 the clutch 'is opened, said indicating mechawheel, and means actuated by said pin when nism including a dial, Vand al units pointer said -pointer arrives at its zero position for 10 cooperating therewith, driven so as to make actuating said latch to release the clutch and one revolution in'the greatest measuring permit the same'to close. mvement of the machine, a stop-wheel, a 8. In a zero setting mechanism for cloth 65 controller wheel driven so as to make a measuring machines, the combination of a single revolution when the indicating mechclutch, means for normally holding the anism is driven to its greatest measuring clutch closed, indicating mechanism driven capacity, a spring for closing the clutch, a through said clutch, a stem mounted to slide detent for holding the clutch open until the on the axis of rotation of said clutch for 70 indicating mechanism has completed its reopening the clutch, means for returning the turn movement to the zero position, means indicatlng mechanism to the zero position actuated by said controller wheel for releasafter the clutch has been opened, a handing said detent when the indicating mechaoperated lever for actuating said stem to nism has completed its return movement, open the 'clutch, a latch to engage 75 to permit the c utch to close, said last named said' lever and hold the clutch in its means including a stop-pawl for engaging o en position until the indicating mechasaid stop-wheel to stop the indicating mech-` msm has completed its return movement to anism in its return movementv at the zero the-zero position, and automatic means for position. actuating said latch when the indicating 80 6. In a zero setting mechanism for cloth mechanism has substantially arrived at the measuring machines, the combination o a zero osition to release said clutch and perclutch, means for normally holding the mit t e same to close.

clutch closed, indicating mechanism driven 9. In a zero setting mechanism for cloth through said clutch, a hand-actuated mem- ,measuring machines, -the combination of a 85 ber for opening the clutch., automatic means clutch, means for normally holding the for returning the indicating mechanism to clutch closed, indicating mechanism driven the zero position when the clutch is open, through said clutch, a stem mounted to slide a latch for automatically latching the clutch on the axis of rotation of said clutch` for in its open osition when opened by said opening said clutch, a lever for actuating 90 'hand-actuated member, said indicating said stem to open said clutch, means fer mechanism including a part for actuating returning the indicating mechanism to the 40y said latch to release the clutch and permit zero position after the clutch has been the same to close after the indicating mechaopened, a spring actuated latch for holding nism has returned to its zero position said lever 1n a position to hold the clutch 95 7. In a zero setting mechanism for cloth open after the clutch has been openedyuntil measuring machines, the combination of a said indicating mechanism has completed its clutch, indicating mechanism driven through return movement to the zero position` and said clutch when said clutch is closed. a automatic means for actuating said latchv hand-actuated member for opening the when the indicating mechanism has substan- -100 clutch, means for normally holding the tially arrived at the zero position 4to release clutch closed, automatic means for returnthe clutch and permit the same to close.

ing the indicating mechanism to the zero y In testimony whereof I have hereunto set position when the clutch is open, a latch comy hand. operating with said hand-actuated member for holding the clutch open to permit the JOHN L. WHEELER. 

